Tenerife Day 4 - Back in Siam Park

Day 4 and after waking up at 8.30 we were now getting into our routine and headed out for breakfast. After a quick breakfast we decided to make the most of our unlimited access to Siam Park and grabbed taxi to take us there. 

We had a really good day and got to try out a few new rides including Kinaree and The dragon . We also went in the large wave pool which was just awesome. It thumped out what could only be described as a tsunami!!!! 

Holly is getting braver and enjoying the slides. Josh is getting away with being a 10 year old. We all went through the shark tunnel on the lazy river again. Such a cool idea to see the sand tiger and nurse sharks up close and personal. Holly pooed in the large wave pool which required emergency measures. 

Again after a very busy day up and down the slides we grabbed the open top bus back to Best Tenerife Hotel. The evening menu was a Mexican night in the restaurant which was followed by pop quiz at the evening show. We did very badly getting 13/25 but that was because we let Tina do half the quiz on her own whilst we all played the football area. Brandon is really enjoying playing basketball on the ball court and all 3 kids are enjoying the mini disco but not yet joining in.

Holly playing in Siam Park.

Our 3 babies keeping cool in the water.

The picture does not do this justice, but here comes a tsunami.

Tina and B enjoying time on the lazy river.

Me and my boys on the lazy river.

Me and B coming down the rapids that drop you into the shark tunnel.

Joshua old enough to do the shark loop of the lazy river on his own.

The harmless sand tiger sharks that greet you at the end of the lazy river look terrifying.

And the nurse sharks seemed like they were asleep all the time.

Brandon playing in the lost city.

Tina and the boys enjoying Mokong Rapids again.

The end of another good soaking on a thrill slide.

Holly now getting very confident on the water slides.

Up and down all day long.......

Joshua's face was starting to show signs if sun burn so I gave him some Adam Ant factor 50 stripes.

Holly is getting more adventurous with her food and now likes chocolate crepes.

The boys on the open top bus heading back to the resort.

Tenerife Day 3 - Yellow Submarine

Day 4 and we spent the morning playing in the pool until 12.30 when we headed to Best Tenerife for a coach to the Yellow Submarine Safari which operated out of the beautiful San Miguel harbour. The submarine ride lasts around 50 minutes and takes you 30m deep which is on the limit for advanced scuba diving. Apparently this is one of only a handful of places in the world where you can go on one of these subs. Most tourest yellow subs are really glass bottomed boats but this is a genuine Eur 6 million submarine!!!!

Initially the boys found it boring but once we got to 30m deep there was a diver who hand fed a giant sting ray around the sub and attracted various other sealife. We ended up seeing trumpet fish, barracuda, parrot fish, eel gardens and so on. The boys thoroughly enjoyed the dive and learning how colours dissappear the deeper you go. We took some photos at 30m deep with and without flash to show how all the red and yellow dissappear.

Holly was a handful on the sub as initially you were not allowed to move around much, once we settled on the sea bed at 30m they allowed us to move around the sub which was much better for her. At the end if the trip they played the classic yellow submarine song and of coarse I taught the boys the better version of "we all live in a pot of margarine".. We got a nice souvenir picture and a certificate for our dive. 

When we got back to the hotel we all jumped straight in the pool to cool down and then had a nice bbq dinner in a packed out restaurant. The boys discovered the San Francisco kids cocktail and enjoyed an evening of dancing for tickets for the evening show. 

Joshua started the day unwell and hardly ate breakfast and lunch which is very out of character. He chucked up in the morning, on the coach to the Marina and on the way home. At dinner Brandon also started complaining about feeling sick but touch wood nothing materialised.

Family picture as we board the yellow submarine safari.

Josh and Brandon with the yellow submarinw bus that took us to the harbour.

The beauriful San Miguel harbour.

Brandon was fascinated by the viking ship in the harbour.

Brandon posing by a Viking ship in Sa Miguel harbour.

The yellow submarine pops up to the surface to load its passengers.

Stunning view looking out over the harbour.

Josh and Brandon at San Miguel harbour.

Tina trying to calm down Holly and stop her walking around the sub.

Josh and B weren't impressed at first, but soon loved the yellow submarine ride.

Brandon enjoying thw submarine experience.

Tina and Holly on the yellow submarine.

A Trumpr fish swims passed a window.

Another picture of Tina and Holly on thr yellow submarine.

Once we got to 30m deep a diver appeared to attract sealife around the submarine.

The sting ray swims right over one of the sub windows.

Joshua and Brandon fish spotting in the sub.

The diver brought the sting ray alongside the submarine windows so everyone got a good view.

A diver player with a sting ray whilst a large trumpet fish swims passed.

A shoal of fish swim past the submarines rear propellers.

Joshua in the yellow submarine 30m below sea level.

Me chilling in the jacuzzi pool.

Brandon puts his head through a water stream.

Brandon sticking his arm through a water fountain at pool side.

Joshua getting his head sliced off by a stream of water.

Joshua sticks his arm through a beam of water.

Holly developed a taste for chocolate ice-cream today and lived it.

My handsome little boy. Tina hates it when he has his hair like this, Harry Kane style.

Brandon and Holly dapper.

Joshua all dressed up and looking smart for an evening out,

Brandon and Holly all dressed up for an evening out.

Holly and Brandon dancing with Mummy to win tickets for a prize draw.

Tenerife Day 2 - Siam Water Park

Our second full day and everyone woke up around 8am. We had breakfast and then grabbed a taxi for 5 Euros to Sian water park which the largest on ghe island and ranked as one of the top water parks in Europe. As part of our holiday package we had unlimited access to Siam and subsequently would be spending a lot of our holiday here. Today was  a little overcast but still very warm which was perfect given we had only been here 2 days and hadn't got aclimatised yet. 

We had a great day even though we didn't cover all the slides, but having unlimited access meant we didn't have to rush around or fast pass to get on everything in one day. Upon entering the park there id a large aquatic pool which contaibs 5 entertaining seals. I was a little selfish at first and headed straight for the Tower of power first which is arguable the most famous ride there and thus the longest queues. Josh could do everything except this ride as you had to be over 1.4m. Basically the slide is a virtical drop which drops into a tube that goes through a shark tank filled with giant nurse sharks and tiger sand sharks!

Brandon was more restricted on the slides as he couldnt go on rides over 1.25m. Whilst the Tower of Power was impressive me and Josh both agreed Volcano was probably the best dlude. The Lost City was a fantastic play area for the kids and Holly enjoyed the little slides and water squirters. The lazy river was also very impressive as half wsy around you can go into a filter lane, up a conveyor and then drops you down through a shark tank, so cool.

We left the park exhausted at 5.30 and got an open top bus back to Best Tenerife hotel near our Christobal Resort. For dinner we had a nice Italian dinner and then the evening show was a very entertaining dog show with poodles that could skip, count, dance and so on. Josh and B found it hilarious. 

Final comment about this day was that the boys were completely amused by the concept of the bidet to clean their bums. They found it hilarious to turn the tap too hot and then run around screaming about having a burnt butt hole. 

The seals greet you at the entrance to Siam.

Four of the seals entertaining the crowd.

The picture does not do the Tower of Power justice. It was very high and towered over everything.

A Happy and selfish me coming out of the shark tank from the Tower of Power.

Look carefully and you can see the lazy river tunnel, the Tower of Power tube, oh and a BIG shark!

The lost city was a great place to take the kids to charge around having fun without the long queues.

The monkey bucket on the top keeps filling up and the eventually tips over soaking evrryone.

Holly having fun with a squirter in the lost city.

Love that cheeky grin.

The kiddies in the Lost City.

I love this piccy of Holly. She poses for pictures so well now.

Josh playing in the little toddler area.

The lost city is packed with slides, squirters, buckets etc to entertain the little ones.

Holly cooling her feet off.

Brandon on a squirter.

Holly trying to grab a stream of water.

Anyone seen Brandon.

B and the Lost City monkey.

You can see how big the list city is here.

Tina helping Holly down a toddler slide.

Josh and B posing in a twin ring.

Brandon chilling on the lazy river.

Joshua chilling on the lazy river.

The lazy river had a refreshing waterfall to go through and keep yourself cool.

Brandon riding the lazy river in a twin ring with me.

Nurse sharks sleeping on the tunnel.

The coolest lazy river in the world.

Loads of fish as well as sharks. The boys wanted to know why the sharks were not eating the fish.

Brandon on the lazy river in the shark tank.

Surrounded by sharks and fish, such an experience.

Joshua on the lazy river going through a shark tank.

My 3 kiddies enjoying the wave pool.

Great picture of my little girl having fun.

Holly enjoying playing in the shallows.

Holly finding it funny dipping her head in a mini fountain.

The wave pool was one of the largest I have ever seen and generated some immense  waves.

Brandon playing in the wave pool.

The boys ready for a race with their water sledges.

Me and the boys coming down the multi lane dragon sledge slide.

Joshua on the mini dragon.

The Mokong Rapids was one of our favourite rides.

Me and the boys coming down the Mokong Rapids.

Joshua posing with the Siam dragon.

Joshua a Brandon messing around on one of the smaller kids slides.

Holly loved watching the fish in Siam.

Family picture all dressed up and ready for dinner and a show.

The poodles could count by barking to count the number on the dice.

Joshua and Brandon get to stroke the poodles.